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Merrion Square Park, D2

Éire Memorial

Jerome Connor
Dublin Art Foundry
1930s (1974)

Description

Sculpture of the allegorical figure of Éire holding a harp seated on a rock.
The sculpture was O'Connor's proposal for a memorial to the Kerry poets, which was to commemorate four leading Gaelic poets of the 17th and 18th centuries at Killarney. It was not executed and was cast only in 1974 funded by Joseph Downs & Sons Ltd to commemorate the centenary of Butter Krust Bakery.

Inscription(s)

On the back (not seen by us): 'This statue was presented by Joseph Downes and Son Ltd. in Dec. 1976 to commemorate the centenary of the ButterCrust Bakery, Dublin...

Signature

dublin art foundry cast 1974

Sculptor

Jerome Connor (Coumduff, Annascaul, Co. Kerry 1876 - Dublin 1943), Irish-American sculptor, lived 1888-1925 in the USA (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Art in Parks: A Guide to Sculpture in Dublin City Council Parks (Dublin, 2014) (PDF on-line).
Neal Doherty, The Complete Guide to the Statues and Sculptures of Dublin City (Blackrock: Orpen Press, 2015), no. A11.
Poetry Ireland, Filí agus dealbhóirí: Whalt Whitman and mise Éire.

Locatie (N 53°20'23" - W 6°14'52") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ie010; Photograph: 9 June 2014
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